A masterpiece without a doubt! I used to have the EDT back in the 90s when it was more greenish yellow/brown rather than today’s stark green colour. It also had depth of musk to balance out all the "f...
I first smelled the current EDP & EDT at Macy’s, just to make sure this fragrance was “up my alley.” It was! So I hopped on eBay for a vintage (1970s-80s) bottle of No. 19 EDT. I wanted to smell thi...
Over the years I have gone through several bottles of the three Chanel N19 variants: N19 Eau de Parfum, N19 Eau de Toilette and N19 Poudré Eau de Parfum. I have used the N19 Poudré the most, then the ...
I am a perfume collector. I have so many perfumes and love wearing perfume daily. It lifts me up, makes me feel happy. I have always been a vanilla/floral/a little bit of peach or maybe apricot fan, a...
I have been searching for a special go-to scent for a couple of years and have tried so many fragrances. I prefer bright sparkling fresh or fruity florals that can energize and take me to a happy plac...
I, like many before me, have read Perfumes: The Guide about twelve times. I make lists, I edit, I find, I try... and No. 19 was on my list forever. It sounded so familiar because I think for many of u...
I ordered a back up bottle today, the equivalent of building a bunker at the edge of the millennium, I fear world war and pestilence. I'm told there is a movie where Adolf HItler wakes up, bemused, an...
If I had to wear only one perfume for the rest of my life... this would be it. I love the smell. The first moments after applications it smells stark and woody, but then it settles down to a lovely, s...
People always fuss about No. 5. They really need to know that No. 19 exists. Firstly, No. 19 doesn't look like the urine of a dehydrated workaholic in desperate need of water. Secondly, the scent ...
